With mixed media the surface reacts differently to the materials: this piece was done with graphite and oil on thick Arches paper. The graphite scratches the paper while the oil saturates it.

Dark Day | Mixed media on paper | 25x28"

Dilapidated Bauhaus buildings in Haifa develop a special appeal with the various greens that grow around them. These were painted after sketches of Balfour Street.

Haifa 2 | Oil on canvas | 20x28"

Haifa 1 | Oil on canvas | 20x28"

Winter in New England can sometimes seem apocalyptic; the wet soil becomes very dark, the trees are bare and the houses all exposed. This painting was featured on the cover of issue #47 of Salamander, magazine for poetry, fiction and memoirs.